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University or college · Private nonprofit

Drew University

Madison, NJ66 online only

Drew University is a private nonprofit university in Madison, NJ, with about 2,160 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,160
plus 66 studying only online
Admission rate
68%
lower than at 67% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$24,280
higher than at 69% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
70%
higher than at 79% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$63,646
higher than at 89% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Drew University, in brief

Few families pay the sticker price

The full cost of a year is $65,301, but the average family on federal aid pays $24,280 after grants, about 63% less. What it costs ↓

Rent in Madison is above the state median

Median rent in Madison is $2,253 a month, 31% above the state median. Living in Madison ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $65,301 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $47,100Room & board $17,640Books & supplies $2,035

After grants, the average family on aid pays $24,280.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$20,916

About $83,664 over 4 years · 68% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Drew University?

68%

of applicants admitted

About 14 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
570–688
SAT math
533–650
ACT
24–30

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1227.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
70%
within 6 years · Pell students 68%
Come back for year two
88%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$63,646
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,288
about $268 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$268 a month against about $3,964 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 86% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$56k
Middle income$30–75k
$61k
Higher incomeover $75k
$68k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 19%Social sciences 15%Psychology 14%Biology 10%Visual & performing arts 8%Communication 6%Everything else 28%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations52 graduates a year · typical debt $25,094
$76k4 yrs out
Psychology, General34 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$66k4 yrs out
Biology, General30 graduates a year · typical debt $26,644
$59k4 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General27 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$58k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government25 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$67k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies18 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Science18 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
—not reported
Economics18 graduates a year · typical debt $26,914
$91k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

1,533 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 56%Hispanic 7%Black 11%Asian 4%Two or more 4%International 11%

Women and men

Women 56%Men 44%
11 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
45%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
1%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Madison

12% of Madison’s 16,607 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Madison pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Drew University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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8.5 mi6,539 students
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9.3 mi1,822 students
Seton Hall UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · South Orange Village Township
9.4 mi8,564 students
County College of MorrisCommunity college · Public · Randolph Township
10.5 mi5,346 students
Kean UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Union Township
11.6 mi11,988 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.